I was, got tired of waiting so got the 35-100 instead.
Since I've discovered that the 35-100 is a really fantastic lens BUT its a just too big and this new Oly looks (based on early leaked images) to be WAY bigger than even the 35-100 Pana. The Pana is already bigger than what I would want for a m43 lens and I fear this new Oly would be a lot bigger than that. Sucks though, I'd like the extra reach of this lens.

But, I guess I won't be giving up hope until it is officially announced and I know for certain exactly how big it is.

I wouldn't buy a lens that large - physically. It defeats the purpose of Mu43. I will be happy with the P14-140 3.5-5.6 (if it ever shows). And if I am going to buy a lens that needs a tripod mount, it has to go to at least 300mm (600mm 35mm equiv) with extreme clarity.

^^^While it may be big for u4/3, I bet it is much smaller than the dslr alternatives. So many people want a faster high quality telephoto, but when the size and price of such a lens is known, no one seems to actually want to buy one. A lens like this would probably end up being my favorite lens, but unfortunately my budget will probably prevent me from getting one, as much as I'd like to have it. I guess I'll have to make do with my 40-150 and save up for a 100-300 eventually. But I'd LOVE this lens.

I'd love it too for the reach, the apparent top notch build and IQ and the price would for me fortunately not be an issue....but it looks to be an absolute honker of a big lens so that counts it out. Like I said, the P35-100 is pretty much already bigger than I'd want but only just, so I compromised. However, I do imagine that a lot of people won't mind one bit the size and for them this looks to be an amazing lens.

That Lens will probably be the last nail in the FF coffin for me. That means that next fall, I will sell my beloved Canon 70-200 f/2.8L and finalize my switch to micro 4/3. It might be big but it will still be a lot lighter and smaller than my 5D2+70-200.

I didn't realize that that was a picture of the MFT version. Thought it was the FT version. Yikes, that thing is huge. And even if pictures can look misleading. You know it's huge if there's a tripod collar. Now, I wonder why Olympus didn't go for a variable aperture telezoom. I just passed GAS.

This would be perfect for my telephoto needs, which are generally wildlife related (willing to carry some weight for quality/aperture), provided they release a good quality teleconverter to go with it. 110-420 at constant F/4.0 sounds fantastic...

I'll also chime in that everything m43 looks big in pictures. I'll wait to see how it looks mounted to something before I decide its too big. Not that I really need such a beast, I'd be happier with a 150/2.8 (or even f4) prime.

On one hand, I think the 40-150 is too large for me. I'd (ideally) prefer the extra reach of the 150mm, but let's be real here, a lens with that kind of reach and speed HAD to be this big.

On the other hand, I like the (slightly) wider end of the 35-100. I like mid-zooms as they suit my shooting style, but there's always that subject that's just barely too wide for it, forcing me to pull out my 12-35. In a way this is kind of a relief, given that I just (as in, yesterday from the post office) picked up the 35-100.

All-in-all, I say this is a great thing for M4/3. The 40-150 and the 35-100 are filling two distinct niches. One is a remarkably portable fast zoom in the traditional 70-200mm length. The other is a new and useful FL in a package roughly the size of a traditional 70-200mm lens. Olympus and Panasonic have always tried to fill different niches rather than duplicate the other's efforts. They've done that again here though I'd be hard pressed to say the 12-35 and 12-40 are anything other than direct competitors.

I'll also chime in that everything m43 looks big in pictures. I'll wait to see how it looks mounted to something before I decide its too big. Not that I really need such a beast, I'd be happier with a 150/2.8 (or even f4) prime.

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Tripod collar = ginormous lens (or at least front heavy). Given Olympus' track record, they're going to make it as small as they can and I'm sure it will be compared to any DSLR counterpart. But I guess I was praying for an Olympus engineering miracle here (or that they instead came up with a variable aperture smaller telephoto zoom). Seeing the tripod collar on that pretty much dashed all my hopes and wishes.